The Book of Boba Fett

I can't.

Rodian. Do you want me to cut your bonds?

Quiet. Quiet.

Wake up, boss.

Healing session suspended.

The dreams are back.

Time to go. They're lined up to pay respects.

I'll let them know you're on your way.

Did you catch any of that?

Something about friendship?

We really need a protocol droid.

Presenting Dokk Strassi,

leader of the Trandoshan family,

protectors of the city center and its business territories.

That's weird. I used to work for him.

It's even weirder for him.

A thousand tidings to the new Daimyo.

It's an honor to be welcomed to Mos Espa by you, Dokk Strassi.

May you never leave Mos Espa.

Even when a Trandoshan pays you a compliment,

it sounds like a threat.

Presenting His Excellency, Mok Shaiz,

Mayor of Mos Espa and its surrounding plateaus.

The Mayor's Majordomo, actually.

We were told the Mayor was coming to pay tribute.

Ah, indeed yes. With apologies.

I understand how one might draw such a conclusion from the correspondence.

Very well. Extend my greetings and appreciation for the Mayor's tribute.

Another understandable misunderstanding.

The, uh, only tribute I bear is the Mayor's heartfelt welcome,

which I express in his stead.

So you bring no tribute?

The Mayor's heartfelt welcome

and regrets that he's been drawn away by pressing matters, milady.

If you had spoken such insolence to Jabba,

he'd have fed you to his menagerie.

Apologies. Ap... Apologies.

Tell the Mayor I'm here now.

He knows. Yes, he knows.

Perhaps another time. Next.

Actually, there is one other matter, if I may.

What is it?

The matter of tribute.

I'm confused.

He wants you to pay him.

What? I'm the crime lord. He's supposed to pay me.

Shall I kill him?

He works for the Mayor.

Is that a no?

That's a no.

Lord Fett offers the gift of your leave unmolested.

Hmm.

Apologies and appreciation.

The Mayor may take it differently, but I shall indeed convey your sentiment.

I would not be surprised if you receive another delegation in the near future.

- Keep an eye on that one. - I keep an eye on everyone.

These two Gamorreans were once bodyguards to Jabba the Hutt,

and later, Bib Fortuna.

They did not surrender even after their patron was killed.

They were captured alive as a tribute to you, Lord Fett.

Their tortured squeals will send a piercing message

to all potential challengers to your throne.

I do not torture.

Well, respectfully, Lord Fett, on Tatooine you must project strength

if you are to be accepted as a Daimyo.

You were loyal to both your bosses.